Post your best investment ideas for 2012

cohodk

<< <i>PS: our town just got another Chipotle's... lines out the door for realatively healthy burritos the size of a football.

My guess is cohodk is waiting for Feb 1. (CMG earnings). >>



This qtrs earnings may be good. I have no idea.

All I do know is that there is an awful lot of good news already priced into CMG's stock. Any misstep and it will drop 30% in a day and 60% over 4 months. Of course it could still go to $400, but I still think that it will drop 60-70% from whatever high is eventually put into place this year. I just have a hard time justifying a 60 PE for any company that doesnt create value-added.

My trade could be down 75% one month and up 200% the next. For a few G's its worth the price of admission.

yellowkid

I've followed CMG for about five years, or since the Fool first recommended it. I wouldn't be a buyer at this price.

Wingsrule

"winner or leader?"

Winner of January bragging rights, leader for the YTD

Baley

Rising tide lifting lots of boats! Even the guy floating around on a wooden 2x4 raft with barrels of milk and coils of postage stamps

jmski52

Minor damage today. The stock guys will love it.

Wingsrule

zrlevin

I need silver to take a nice wallop to reclaim my throne...

OPA

<< <i>I need silver to take a nice wallop to reclaim my throne... >>



I like your choice of stocks, since I own 500 shares. I hope you do well, but leave silver alone.

zrlevin

<< <i>

<< <i>I need silver to take a nice wallop to reclaim my throne... >>



I like your choice of stocks, since I own 500 shares. I hope you do well, but leave silver alone. >>



I sold all of my silver at $40. I need a nice run down to $7 so I can buy it all back.

tydye

Thanks again for doing this Wingsrule. This is cool! If you do it again next year I will be sure to enter on time so I can sit at the Big Boy's table

streeter

Thanks Wings, a lot of effort on your part.

It took me a month to get out of the starting gate. Coming up fast on stamps,milk and wood. He's toast, stamps made their move.

Tiggs2012

Thanks for all the effort Wings. Probably best if just made one list to keep it simple and track any others who want to join later. If anything, those who joined earlier have a time advantage while new people start at 0.

Baley

Yeah, I'm cool with just rolling it into one sheet, there's no need to have two anymore, those who utilized the grace period after the deadline have done their penance

Impressive returns! We're 10% done with the year next week, if this continues throughout 2012, we can all make our 2013 picks from our beach resorts or mountain retreats of choice.

Goodonya Wingsrule for keeping score. This board proves that it's possible for the individual to beat "the market", at least occasionally...

And for dart throws to be competetive with ill-timed or -chosen trades

Wingsrule

I need silver to take a nice wallop to reclaim my throne...

Keep up that blasphemy and I'll make sure you get left off the next revision

I have mixed feelings about a combined list. The remarkable move on TNA would push me down a notch in the standings.

percyb

Apple.

jmski52

Make it easy on yourself, Wings. It'll be more fun combining them all.

Wingsrule

By popular demand:

Baley

And for comparison, some benchmarks, YTD:

Russell 2000 12.25%
Nasdaq 11.54
S+P midcap 400 10.58
Broad stock mkt 7.83
S+P 500 7.11
DJIA 5.46
Corp Bonds 2.43
TIPS 2.26
Mortgage bond 0.54
Govt bond 0.25

Wingsrule

Half our group is beating the entire bunch.

OPA

<< <i>Half our group is beating the entire bunch. >>



I would reserve that type of comment until 12/31/2012

Wingsrule

To date, half our group is beating the entire bunch.

Fixed it for ya.

RedTiger

<< <i>And for comparison, some benchmarks, YTD:

Russell 2000 12.25%
Nasdaq 11.54
S+P midcap 400 10.58
Broad stock mkt 7.83
S+P 500 7.11
DJIA 5.46
Corp Bonds 2.43
TIPS 2.26
Mortgage bond 0.54
Govt bond 0.25 >>



This is a precious metals forum. Shouldn't the appropriate benchmarks be the price of silver and gold? One or more of the contestants picked those as straight investments, so readers can find those numbers in the updates.

Justacommeman

I just paid $16 for a gallon of milk with a 19.99% credit card. Please update accordingly.


MJ

OPA

<< <i>I just paid $16 for a gallon of milk with a 19.99% credit card. Please update accordingly.


MJ >>



That may move you up to my level.

Wingsrule

At least he didn't say he paid with 10 Forever Stamps, which would put those at a value of $1.60 each.

Justacommeman

<< <i>At least he didn't say he paid with 10 Forever Stamps, which would put those at a value of $1.60 each. >>



This. I meant this. MJ

Cakes

<< <i>

<< <i>At least he didn't say he paid with 10 Forever Stamps, which would put those at a value of $1.60 each. >>



This. I meant this. MJ >>



oh my

Wingsrule

The flaming cheese guy picks up an astounding 13 spots during the course of the last week...

DrBuster

Derry cheats you know, ha!

OPA

<< <i>The flaming cheese guy picks up an astounding 13 spots during the course of the last week...



>>



Flaming Cheese guy? I think you've got me confused with some one else

Wingsrule

What, you've never ordered saganaki?

OPA

<< <i>What, you've never ordered saganaki? >>



Can't say that I have.
I'm a sauerbraten eater.

Baley

OK, a consolidation week with most of us losing a percent or three, congrats to the big movers up, OPA, DrBuster, and Dart Throw #2!

MrOrganic

HARD ASSETS!

Julio

Baley

Predict OPA is going to gain another few spots this week; his excellent pick PRGN up another 15% just today

OPA

<< <i>Predict OPA is going to gain another few spots this week; his excellent pick PRGN up another 15% just today >>



Don't hold your breath on that piece of garbage stock. PRGN came out of my "fantassy folder" and I would not recommend it to anyone. I have no idea what's driving it up.

miklia

one of mine (TAN) is now up over 1000%! we all agreed to not adjust for 10-1 reverse splits, right?

Wingsrule

Through COB Friday Febraury 17. Some shuffling in the top 10:

tydye

50 cent first class postage in the news

Baley

Another strong week brings 9 of the entrants above the +20% mark, the two top being leveraged plays (double bull silver and triple bull small cap stocks) while the only two in negative territory were bear bets (buying puts and shorting a stock). Seven weeks into the year, can we dare hope that this rate of ascent continues another 45 weeks?

Twinturbo

If it contiues its ascend im fine with that, Ill hit 0 then go into negatives?? Lmao
If it crashes and burns Ill take first. It doesnt matter to me anyway

morgansforever

Weapons, ammo, first aid items, bleach, knifes, rope, tools, PM's, canned goods?
Just sayin, if the grid goes down or the net, hot stock pics are mute.


EDIT: Magnesium sticks, magnifying glasses?

OPA

<< <i>Weapons, ammo, first aid items, bleach, knifes, rope, tools, PM's, canned goods?
Just sayin, if the grid goes down or the net, hot stock pics are mute.


EDIT: Magnesium sticks, magnifying glasses? >>



On what episode of "Doomsday Preppers" will you be on?

jmski52

I don't know who the flaming cheese guy is, but he may be able to make a market in cheese, no matter what the rest of the world does.

morgansforever

<<On what episode of "Doomsday Preppers" will you be on? >>

Third episode

Wingsrule

HalfStrike - what happened to TRGL? Any ideas? Did the ticker change?

derryb

<< <i>HalfStrike - what happened to TRGL? Any ideas? Did the ticker change? >>


Merged with Zaza Energy, symbol is now ZAZA. One for one share exchange. Should be a simple matter of changing his stock symbol. Opened Wed. at 5.07 and closed at $4.20.

Wingsrule

Thank you, sir. I wasn't sure of the actual company name so I couldn't look it up that way. All my quote services were coming up as 'symbol not found'.

Wingsrule

200!

Another good week for the metals. I also added a few benchmarks in the ranking for tracking purposes.